The disappointing Brooklyn Nets shook up their coaching staff yesterday, reassigning top
assistant Lawrence Frank to a nonbench role.

Coach Jason Kidd said Frank will not be at practices or games, and that he will be writing daily
reports. He said the two had “different philosophies.”

“This is a decision that I had to make and I made it, and we move on,” Kidd said.

Kidd played for Frank with the Nets and hired him when he became a first-time coach in June.
Frank had spent the two previous seasons as coach of the Detroit Pistons and earned a league-high
21.4 percent of the vote as best assistant by executives who voted in the preseason NBA.com survey
of general managers.

Frank was expected to work mostly with the defense, but the Nets are near the bottom of the
league in that category, allowing 102.4 points per game. Kidd denied that defensive struggles were
behind the decision.

The Nets dropped to 5-13 last night with a 111-87 loss to the visiting Denver Nuggets.

LAST NIGHT’S HIGHLIGHTS

Andre Drummond had 18 rebounds for the Pistons, who led by 18 before the Heat got within three
points in the fourth but never trailed in the final 47 minutes. Brandon Jennings sealed the win
with just over two minutes left, stealing the ball from LeBron James and setting up Greg Monroe for
an easy score.

James and Michael Beasley each scored 23 for Miami. The Heat played without All-Star guard
Dwyane Wade, who was sitting for the fourth time this season to rest a sore knee.

76ers 126, Magic 125, 2OT: Michael Carter-Williams had 27 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists for
his first career triple-double, and Evan Turner of Ohio State added 24 points for host
Philadelphia, which snapped a four-game skid. Arron Afflalo had 43 points and Glen Davis 33 for
Orlando.

Grizzlies 110, Suns 91: Jon Leuer had a career-high 23 points, and Mike Conley of Ohio State had
18 points and 14 assists for Memphis, which snapped a four-game losing streak at home. Marcus
Morris led the Suns with 18 points.